Category: Orange County News

Newport Beach City Manager Update: City Council Homelessness Policy, April Treasury Report

Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The City Council on Tuesday, June 27 will consider adopting a new municipal ordinance and policy direction to help address homelessness, augmenting Newport Beach’s already comprehensive approach to help those experiencing homelessness find and maintain permanent housing. Following recent recommendations from Read More

On the Agenda for the Newport Beach City Council Meeting on June 27

Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, June 27. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/71687/72. The regular meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include: A Read More

United Ukrainian Ballet Dances West Coast Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s ‘Giselle’ at Segerstrom Center June 29 – July 2

“Giselle” from United Ukrainian Ballet. Photo by Altin Kaftira Last November, dancers from Russia and Ukraine came together to create an intimate, one-of-a-kind evening of dance on the stage of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The result was a spectacular, emotional, and often mesmerizing dance concert that defied Read More

The Drake Restaurant Raises $125K for Music Education at Groove for Good Event

The Drake interior / Frank Salas Photography Memorable music and creative cuisine paired perfectly for a good cause when the Drake Restaurant in Laguna Beach hosted an annual fundraiser dubbed “Groove for Good” on Tuesday, June 6. The sold-out event’s main purpose – where philanthropists, industry innovators and exceptional musical Read More

Annual Gentlemen’s Haberdashery at Balboa Bay Resort Raises Record Amount

Children from the Sacred Heart Kids Club walk the runway The Gentlemen’s Haberdashery, one of Orange County’s longest and most celebrated fundraisers and events, raised a record-breaking $525,000 on Thursday, April 25, at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. Nearly 400 people attended as Orange County’s most distinguished leaders Read More

Orange County Chapter of AAP in Newport Beach Calls for Stronger Programs for Pedestrian Safety

Children are at risk for pedestrian injury. It is the among the leading causes of death and nonfatal injury among children in California and here in Orange County. It is often preventable. California pediatricians want to emphasize: Walking is good for the health of children, families, and the environment, and Read More